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February 13, 2019
The role of the rolling jaw in early mammals By Jim Shelton February 13, 2019   A new study has given scientists more to chew on regarding the evolution and inner workings...
January 25, 2019
Sarah’s presentation was titled “Evidence for liquid immiscibility in the Fe-Si-O system at deep Earth pressures.”   The OSPA program is highly competitive, with awards going...
December 19, 2018
David Evans, the head of Berkeley College, professor of geology and geophysics, and director of the Yale Paleomagnetism Laboratory, has spent decades tracing the movements...
November 13, 2018
Burnt toast and dinosaur bones have a common trait, according to a new, Yale-led study. They both contain chemicals that, under the right conditions, transform original...
November 8, 2018
Daniel Smith, a graduate student in the Department of Geology and Geophysics, and Bhart-Anjan Bhullar, assistant professor and assistant curator in geology and geophysics,...
November 7, 2018
A new animal species related to crabs and shrimp, preserved in 430-million-year-old rocks in Herefordshire, England, presents a rare look at the respiratory organs of a tiny...